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FJR Rides and Gatherings
Long Distance Riding/Iron Butt Rally
IBR Failures
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<blockquote data-quote="user 213" data-source="post: 636221" data-attributes="member: 213"><p>BMW simply failed in the same way many manufacturers fail. They try too hard to be "different" to justify the excessive cost of their products. Some valid arguments can be made for the Paralever and duolever front end designs, but no similar argument exists for the single sided rear swing arm. It doesn't save time, it doesn't work better, it's simply a marketing feature and has become their weakness. Returning to a dual sided swing arm would almost certainly solve the FD problem, but doing so would force BMW to admit that they can't design a single sided swingarm that works, and worse, that Honda can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 213, post: 636221, member: 213"] BMW simply failed in the same way many manufacturers fail. They try too hard to be "different" to justify the excessive cost of their products. Some valid arguments can be made for the Paralever and duolever front end designs, but no similar argument exists for the single sided rear swing arm. It doesn't save time, it doesn't work better, it's simply a marketing feature and has become their weakness. Returning to a dual sided swing arm would almost certainly solve the FD problem, but doing so would force BMW to admit that they can't design a single sided swingarm that works, and worse, that Honda can. [/QUOTE]
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Long Distance Riding/Iron Butt Rally
IBR Failures
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